Mark Lisi was born on October 11,1977 and is an American former soccer player who played midfielder for New York Red Bulls of Major League Soccer until his retirement due to debilitating injuries at the finish of the 2006 season.
11 Facts About Mark Lisi
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Mark Lisi, who was born in Englewood, Colorado, played college soccer at Clemson University from 1997 to 2000.
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Mark Lisi finished his career at Clemson with 33 goals and 37 assists.
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Mark Lisi immediately earned a starting role with a mediocre DC team, and finished the year with four goals and five assists in 25 games.
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However, shortly into the 2002 season, Mark Lisi was traded along with Craig Ziadie to the MetroStars in exchange for Petter Villegas and Orlando Perez.
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Mark Lisi played mostly as a reserve for the Metros, and finished the year with two goals and an assist in a combined 23 games played.
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The next year, Mark Lisi saw an enlarged role with the Metros, starting 20 games and finished the year second in the league with 11 assists, along with one goal.
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However, Mark Lisi lost his starting role in 2004, as Eddie Gaven emerged as a certain starter, and the team acquired Joselito Vaca.
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Mark Lisi only started eight games, missed a lot of time due to various injuries, yet finished the season with four assists.
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In 2005, Mark Lisi played in 28 league games, and totalled five assists.
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In 2006, Mark Lisi saw only nine games for the team, missing almost the entire season due to knee injury, and retired at the end of the season.